Compared to a normal sniper rifle, the Gobi Campaign scout rifle does slightly more damage, has a higher DPS, has less weapons spread, fires more rapidly, degrades more slowly and has greatly increased critical hit damage. Its reduced Action Points cost can also be very useful for squeezing an extra shot into a V.A.T.S. sequence. However, the major downsides are that it cannot be silenced, and weapons to repair it are severely limited, even with the Jury Rigging perk.